Your shiny new ride is all set up, the trainers can’t wait to pound the tarmac and your conscious is telling you that you really should do something about that swim technique. But where to start? Let’s shine some light on where, how and with whom you can accumulate mileage.

Beijing has a wide choice of swimming pools. But be aware of peak hours and remember that everything can be haggled about over here. Even gym cards.

Beijing is a fantastic place to ride a bicycle, once you have made it past the 5th ring road. Find information about training courses in here.

Where to run in a city of 22 Mio and roads that are so choked up with cars that pedestrians become an endangered species.